FREE WEBCOMICS! HEY APATHY! Book 1 Page 2

COMICS ONLINE: HEY APATHY! BOOK 1 PAGE 2

As the terrifying technological
tentacles immerse themselves seamlessly into the city's routines the
Gear under goes a subliminal yet catastrophic evolution. Every
thought, every action, even every location of every citizen is
recorded onto the alien's consciousness. Not a single aberrant
gesture goes unmarked under the scrutinizing control of the
extraterrestrials. Sitting in the middle of the madness is a tiny
lonely street artist. Perched under a tree in the middle of the busy
downtown walkways this weird looking little bald man scribbles away
day after day armed with nothing but patience and a portable radio.

Although the ghetto blaster is of the
same basic lineage as the technological parasites, the fact that it
is played outwardly for all to hear differentiates it's effect from
the terminal fusion of the ear wires or hand screens. As the music
plays from his seance-box weird spirits of days gone by are recalled
to the artists side. This time it is Frank Zappa. Perplexed by the
situation the musician's ghost speaks up questioning the state of the
electronic invasion. The artist, probably long since half crazy from
sitting in the streets, answers the ghost and begins to share the
terrors he has witnessed.

HEY APATHY! Free Webcomics Book 1 is a story about a
parasitic electronic evolution and the insignificant superhero that
tries to stop it. I drew the book from my perspective as a street
artist. At that time I actually was sitting under a tree in the
downtown core telling stories and drawing pictures as a full time
busker. One of my favourite things to do during those days was to
blast crazy music out unto the crowds. I'd play deep dub-reggae
mixes, experimental Jazz like Coltrane and late Miles and a lot of
Zappa. It was an aggressive contrast to the popular music coming from
all the commercial storefronts around me. My strange selections
attracted tonnes of inquirers as well as many like minded listeners
and played a huge part in the ambiance I created during my painting
performances. I wanted to include some aspects of this in my comics
and came up with the idea of the radio as a seance machine. The idea
was to introduce each new story from under the tree out on Queen
Street and have the ghosts of the musicians show up to give the
reader a clue as to a possible accompanying sound track.